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Where street food becomes art
Life, Published on 05/04/2023
» After having wowed people in London, New York, Los Angeles and Beijing with her adorable felt works, highly acclaimed British artist Lucy Sparrow will give a Bangkok debut exhibition at the Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, Narathiwat Ratchanakharin Road, for one month.
Hope for a better future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/08/2022
» In the short Surrealist fiction Lok (Peeled) by Jirat Prasertsap, a woman tries to move on after her boyfriend leaves her and she is unable to contact him. She throws away everything that reminds her of her ex-boyfriend. She quits her job and moves to live in another province. However, her memory of him and his touch does not fade, so in an attempt to forget him, she decides to peel her skin from head to toe.
Korean content worth checking out amid period of staying at home and self-isolation
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 21/04/2021
» Korean content is in the spotlight again after Minari was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. So, during another stay-at-home and self-isolation period, it is a good time to check out some interesting Korean content.
Reviving an old tradition
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 29/09/2021
» Many fishermen have died in storms and become ghosts haunting the sea. At first, the ghosts wanted to return to shore, but after they found surfboards floating nearby, they no longer wanted to return.
Celebrating Rattanakosin art
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 16/02/2023
» The Year of the Rabbit provides an occasion for the "Gilded Black Lacquer Cabinet" exhibition at the historic Thaworawatthu Building to present a new collection, the majority of which is featured in the Gold-Motif Cabinets: Series 2 (Rattanakosin Era) Book 1.
Safeguarding an art form
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/10/2021
» Over the years, Kalwit Studio & Gallery has exhibited intriguing artwork by several talented printmaking artists. Its latest showcase, "2EX Printmaking Exhibition", spotlights two techniques -- monoprint and woodcut printing -- by two artists from the Poh-Chang Academy of Arts.
A city's lifeline
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 19/07/2022
» The uniqueness of street food stalls add a charm to Bangkok, and this is what inspired artist Kiettisak Moungkum to create art when he was an undergraduate student. However, as a graduate student at the Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, he had to do field surveys of street vendors for his thesis and that's when he discovered the negative side of the business. As a result, Kiettisak's solo art exhibition, "Rules", reflects the problems of organising street vendors on pavements and public spaces.
Turning crisis into art
Life, Published on 23/07/2020
» After experiencing the coronavirus lockdown for three months, two artists and friends -- Thanachot Ketburom and Theerapong Kamolpus, who are studying their masters at the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University -- turned the Covid-19 situation into their first duo art exhibition titled "Now Normal".
UN appoints actor Rendell as ambassador
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/06/2020
» The United Nations' Environment Programme on Friday announced actor Alex Rendell as its first National Goodwill Ambassador for Thailand.